Chasing cars has become my favourite aussie car review channel. Great presentation from Tom with informative details in everything about the car. Love the locale selections too 👍👍
I think the most critical point about this car is that you need to want to take it out on weekends on country trips. Its not built for suburbia, the power would go for naught and that suspension far too unforgiving for our city roads.
Nice review for what is a reasonably priced hot SUV compared to BMW & Mercedes. For some reason the Q2 has never had electric seats even as an option and lack of rear vents means it is certainly showing its age. The Green Apple paint is different and attractive. I would have one!
I realise Audi's current safety tech doesn't work with their previous flat bottom wheels, but do they realise that these new MASSIVE steering wheels impede leg room? I actually chose a Cupra over an Audi in this case (Ateca with same identical engine as SQ2) simply because of that behemoth in the Audi and my tall legs not sitting comfortably under it like they do in the Cupra. Poor choice Audi! In my mum's older model RSQ3 I can also fit like a glove with that lovely flat bottom wheel but the new one, same issue. Also, what's with REMOVING the rear armrest and cupholders seemingly only on Aussie models? Another reason I chose the Cupra. I have friends! No air con for them either in the Audi. Stupid! Third and most important reason was the adaptive dampers that the Audi lacks. In comfort mode on a long drive the Ateca soaks up everything, whereas Audi's "one fits all tune" is more akin to the Ateca's Cupra mode which is when you wanna fang it and handle, not when you want to comfortably haul a couple friends interstate. I drove these three cars (T Roc R was the third) back to back and front to back and then some to choose one, and besides the badge and a slightly more premium feeling interior of the Audi, the Cupra Ateca is simply the best car of all of them. It handles like a freaking go kart, the steering is SO direct, whereas the audi and troc feel sort of dead if that makes sense. YES, I did check the Formenta, the seating position sucked for me and my knees hit the steering wheel even with wheel right up and seat right down, Ateca I was incredibly comfy even at 6ft 4.
Cupra Ateca steeringwheel diameter = 370mm Audi =375mm. The pregnancy steering wheel can be ordered on a SQ2 as well. I am glad, that the SQ2 is available with classic clocks, black break calipers and a round steering wheel.
Ahhhhh another bloody SUV Tom. Good review but don’t you think the interior needs an update? Compare it to the new Q3! Actually on that, my mate in Germany is picking up his new Audi Q3 TFSIe as I write…🤤😎
i like the dashboard in this sq2 much more than a new one in q3/rsq3..... even though 5cyl is 5cyl, i would probably choose sq2 with still more than enough power for daily driving.
Great review, I like the car but I reckon non adaptive dampers & no cross traffic alert would be deal breakers. Driving a golf & I'm shocked how good those 2 things are.
Love the exterior colour and with a tan interior it would be awesome - glad we can get a SQ2 here as favourite Audi Q series of their range and getting expensive here - hanging out for you to review mk8 Golf when it finally lands here :)
nice attempt at distorting but many cars already don t have spare wheel, and in this size not all also have rear air vents. and obviously a hater of germans has to pretend this isn t the regular version but the beefed up sport one
I like it bar the goofy front end that looks out of place... Oooooh, just saw the rear.. pity it's 138kW/t as I'll be seeing the back more than I would like. The available colours are a bit 90s pastel. I still struggle with having 'Sport' and SUV in the same sentence. Maybe 'sport' is code for Soccer Mum taxi? I have no doubt it would be a nice thing to get around in, I just don't want to be seen in it.
